> requires a lot more effort than just avoiding using google.com, youtube.com, gmail.com, etc. Yeah this is fair! I don't want to give the impression that this

> requires a lot more effort than just avoiding using google.com, youtube.com, gmail.com, etc. Yeah this is fair! I don't want to give the impression that this is all it takes to get Google to stop stalking you. But I do think it at least helps. I found a lot of the chatter in the de-googling community to a bit purist and defeatist at times, but maybe I went too far the other way, here. I want to encourage people to do the same without thinking it's all hopeless or doesn't make any impact because Google's gonna get you one way or another, but I also don't want to paint an unrealistic picture, as if this is all it takes to wash our hands of Google's reach. I updated the post to reflect this.